Olympic Weightlifting trains the athlete for functional strength and utilizes the body’s major muscle groups. Athletes are introduced to, and train toward, two Olympic lifting techniques – the snatch, and the clean and jerk. Training involves quality repetitions and building body strength. The training season runs 12 months of the year with the competition season starting in the summer months.

Head Coach: Abdallah Alsebaai
An Olympian and World Champion, Abdallah has been coaching since 1989, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to the sport of Weightlifting. He is a Level 2 Certified Coach and Internationally Ranked Weightlifter. Abdallah has also been Competition Director of several competitions, including 2011 Canadian Senior Weightlifting Championships, 2012 Canadian Junior Weightlifting Championships, and the 2014 Pan American Masters Weightlifting Championships.